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Vilyuy
The Vilyuy ( rus, Вилю́й, p=vʲɪˈlʲʉj; , ''Bülüü'', ) is a river in Russia, the longest tributary of the Lena (river), Lena. About long, it flows mostly within the Sakha Republic. Its basin covers about . History The river is first mentioned in the 17th century in connection with the Russian conquest of Siberia. In the 1950s, diamond deposits were discovered in the area, about from its mouth. This led to the construction of the Mir Mine, together with access roads and an airport, and the Vilyuy Dam complex to generate power needed for the diamond concentrators.A. GavrilovВилюйin: Great Russian Encyclopedia. Geography The Vilyuy has its sources in the Vilyuy Plateau, part of the Central Siberian Plateau, in the Evenkiysky District (Krasnoyarsk Krai) and, flowing east, soon enters Sakha. It turns towards the south and southeast in the Central Yakutian Lowland, then back towards the east, and finally enters the Lena about downstream of Yakutsk, near Sangar, Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilyuysk
Vilyuysk ( rus, Вилюйск, p=vʲɪˈlʲʉjsk; , ''Bülüü'') is a town and the administrative center of Vilyuysky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the Vilyuy River (left tributary of the Lena), about from Yakutsk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 10,234. History The first permanent settlement on the site of the present town was a Cossack winter settlement founded in 1634 as Tyukanskoye or Verkhnevilyuyskoye. Members of the peasant rebellion led by Yemelyan Pugachev were exiled to the area in the 1770s, building the new town of Olensk in 1783. The town's name was derived from the Russian word "" (''olen''), meaning "stag", as still seen in the town's symbols. The town was renamed Vilyuysk after the river on which it stands in 1821. Kate Marsden visited in 1891 on her mission to treat lepers in the region, and returned in 1897 to establish a hospital. Administrative and municipal status Within the framework ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilyuy River Dam Chernyshevsky
The Vilyuy ( rus, Вилю́й, p=vʲɪˈlʲʉj; , ''Bülüü'', ) is a river in Russia, the longest tributary of the Lena. About long, it flows mostly within the Sakha Republic. Its basin covers about . History The river is first mentioned in the 17th century in connection with the Russian conquest of Siberia. In the 1950s, diamond deposits were discovered in the area, about from its mouth. This led to the construction of the Mir Mine, together with access roads and an airport, and the Vilyuy Dam complex to generate power needed for the diamond concentrators.A. GavrilovВилюйin: Great Russian Encyclopedia. Geography The Vilyuy has its sources in the Vilyuy Plateau, part of the Central Siberian Plateau, in the Evenkiysky District (Krasnoyarsk Krai) and, flowing east, soon enters Sakha. It turns towards the south and southeast in the Central Yakutian Lowland, then back towards the east, and finally enters the Lena about downstream of Yakutsk, near Sangar. The Ust-Vilyuy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilyuy Plateau
The Vilyuy Plateau () is a mountain plateau in Krasnoyarsk Krai and the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Siberia, Russia. It is a part of the Central Siberian Plateau and it is made up mainly of the upper course section of the Vilyuy River. Permafrost thickness up to , the largest in the world, was discovered under the Vilyuy Plateau.Vilyui plateau // Dictionary of modern geographical names / Rus. geo about . Mosk. center; Under the total. ed. Acad. V.M. Kotlyakova . Institute of Geography RAS . - Yekaterinburg: U-Factoria, 2006 Geography The Vilyuy Plateau is located both north and south of the Arctic Circle in northeastern Krasnoyarsk Krai and western Sakha Republic. To the southwest it borders Irkutsk Oblast. To the north rises the Anabar Plateau, to the west the Syverma Plateau and to the northwest the Putorana Mountains. To the east the plateau descends gradually towards the broad Lena River valley and to the southeast it runs into the Central Yakutian Lowland, which leads to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilyuy Dam
The Vilyuy Dam (; ) is a large dam and hydroelectric power station on the Vilyuy River in Chernyshevsky, Mirninsky District, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. The dam was built between 1964 and 1967 to provide power for diamond mines in the area. It is located in the southern part of the Vilyuy Plateau and was one of the first of such major structures in the world to be built on permafrost. Vilyuy is reported to have the coldest operating conditions of any hydroelectric plant in the world. The dam is an embankment structure high and long, containing of fill. Its power station has four turbines with a combined capacity of 650 MW, generating 2,710 million KWh annually. Vilyuy Reservoir Behind the dam, the Vilyuy Reservoir started filling in 1969 and topped out in 1973. It is one of the largest man-made lakes in the world, with a length of and holding up to of water. The backwater system of the large artificial lake extends along the Vilyui River to the mouth of its Chirkuo tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chirkuo
The Chirkuo () is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic), Russia. It is a right hand tributary of the Vilyuy, and is long — including the Duikhta at its head, with a drainage basin of . In the Ust-Chirkuo Site () there are remains of ancient settlements by the river. Currently there are no permanent inhabited places in the river area. Course The Chirkuo lies in the upper stretch of the Vilyuy basin. It begins at the confluence of the Duikhta and the Kucchuchi-Chuurka (Куччучи-Чуурка) in the Vilyuy Plateau. The river flows roughly northwards across the plateau along the border with Irkutsk Oblast to the west. Finally it meets the right bank of the Vilyuy from its mouth in the Lena. The river freezes between mid October and late May. The main tributaries of the Chirkuo are the long Golusakh and the long Dulisma from the left. The last stretch and mouth area of the Chirkuo are part of the backwater of the Vilyuy Reservoir. Fauna The waters of the Chirkuo provide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chona
The Chona (; , ''Çuona'') is a river in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) and Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. It is a right hand tributary of the Vilyuy, and is long, with a drainage basin of . The Russian Geographical Society organized an expedition in 1853–55 to survey the orography, geology and population of the Vilyuy and Chona basins. Course The river begins in the Lena Plateau, part of the Central Siberian Plateau, at an elevation of . It flows roughly northeastwards forming rapids which make the river not navigable. The lowest of its course were flooded by the Vilyuy Reservoir after the Vilyuy Dam was built in 1967. The river freezes between October and late May.Chona — Great Soviet Encyclopedia in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. Alexander Prokhorov, A.M. Prokhorov - 3rd ed. - M, 1969-1978. The main tributaries of the Chona are the long Vakunayka and the long Ichoda (Chona), Ichoda on the right, and the long Dekinde, the long Delinde and the long Markhaya on the left. There are no per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chybyda
The Chybyda (; ) is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic), Russia. It is a right hand tributary of the Vilyuy, with a length of and a drainage basin area of . The river flows across practically uninhabited territory of Vilyuysky District. Its confluence with the Vilyuy lies approximately upstream from Vilyuysk.Google Earth Course The Chybyda begins in the southern sector of the Lena Plateau. It flows roughly in a northward and northwestward direction along most of its course. After it descends into the Central Yakutian Lowland it meanders strongly. Finally it joins the right bank of the Vilyuy from its mouth. The river is fed by snow and rain. It freezes in mid October and stays under ice until the second half of May. Tributaries The Chybyda has some very long tributaries, such as the long Byrykan (Бырыыкаан) and the long Sergelyakh (Сергелях) from the left, as well as the long Tymtaidakh (Тымтайдах) from the right. See also *List of rivers of Ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulakhan-Vava
The Ulakhan-Vava (; ) is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic), Russia. It is a left hand tributary of the Vilyuy, and is long, with a drainage basin of . The river flows across Mirninsky District; there are no permanent settlements in the area. The nearest inhabited place is Ekonda, located about to the NNW of the river source.Google Earth Course The Ulakhan-Vava belongs to the upper section of the Vilyuy basin. Its sources are in an elevated part of the Vilyuy Plateau, near the Krasnoyarsk Krai border. It heads roughly southeastwards in its upper course and bends to the northeast in its middle reaches and heads roughly eastwards meandering in the floodplain. Finally, shortly before its mouth it bends sharply northeastwards and meets the right bank of the Vilyuy from its mouth in the Lena. The confluence is almost opposite the mouth of the Sen in the facing bank. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakha Republic
Sakha, officially the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), is a republics of Russia, republic of Russia, and the largest federal subject of Russia by area. It is located in the Russian Far East, along the Arctic Ocean, with a population of one million. Sakha comprises half of the area of its governing Far Eastern Federal District, and is the world's List of country subdivisions by area, largest country subdivision, covering over 3,083,523 square kilometers (1,190,555 sq mi). ''Sakha'' following regular sound changes in the course of development of the Yakut language) as the Evenk and Yukaghir exonyms for the Yakuts. It is pronounced as ''Haka'' by the Dolgans, Dolgan language, whose language is a close relative of the Yakut language.Victor P. Krivonogov, "The Dolgans’Ethnic Identity and Language Processes." ''Journal of Siberian Federal University'', Humanities & Social Sciences 6 (2013 6) 870–888. Geography * ''Borders'': ** ''internal'': Chukotka Autonomous Okrug (660 km) ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulakhan-Botuobuya
The Ulakhan-Botuobuya ( or Большая Ботуобуя; "Big Botuobuya"; , ''Ulaxan Botuobuya'') is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic), Russia. It is a right hand tributary of the Vilyuy, with a length of and a drainage basin area of . The river flows across mostly uninhabited territory of Mirninsky District. Botuobuyinsky Nasleg is located in its middle course. There is a pontoon bridge of the A331 highway (Russia), A331 highway stretch between Mirny, Sakha Republic, Mirny and Udachny crossing the river just before its confluence with the Vilyuy.Google Earth Course The Ulakhan-Botuobuya begins in the Lena Plateau at an elevation of . It flows first roughly eastwards and then northeastwards across the Vilyuy Plateau within a wide valley. Finally it bends again and heads northwards. The smaller Ochchuguy-Botuobuya runs roughly parallel to it further to the east. Finally the Ulakhan-Botuobuya joins the right bank of the Vilyuy from its mouth, a few miles downstream of the Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kempendyay (river)
The Kempendyay (; ) is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic), Russia. It is a right hand tributary of the Vilyuy, with a length of and a drainage basin area of . The river flows across the mostly uninhabited territory of Suntarsky District. Kempendyay village is located in its middle course. Ustye village lies near its confluence with the Vilyuy, and Suntar, the administrative center of the district, lies a little to the west on the facing bank. There are deposits of rock salt in the Kempendyay basin, as well as a mud bath resort.Google Earth Course The Kempendyay begins in the Lena Plateau and flows within it along its course. It heads first roughly southwestwards and in its last stretch, shortly after Kempendyay village, it bends and heads northwestwards strongly meandering within a floodplain among oxbow lakes. Finally the river joins the right bank of the Vilyuy from its mouth. The Kempendyay freezes between the second half of October and late May.Geographic Encyclopedic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ochchuguy-Botuobuya
The Ochchuguy-Botuobuya ( or Малая Ботуобуя; , ''Oççuguy Botuobuya'') is a river in the Republic of Sakha in Russia. It is a right hand tributary of the Vilyuy, and is long, with a drainage basin of . Course The river begins in the Lena Plateau at an elevation of . It flows roughly northwards through a wide valley with the larger Ulakhan-Botuobuya running parallel to it further to the west. Finally, it joins river Vilyuy from the right near Khampa village. The river freezes between October and late May. The main tributaries of the Ochchuguy-Botuobuya are the Irelyakh and the Kharya Yuryakh. The town of Almazny is located at the confluence of the Ochchuguy Botuobuya and the Irelyakh.Russia. Topographic map P-50-XIX, XX . Scale: 1: 200 000 File:Мост через р. Малая Ботуобуйа на 1151-м км автодороги А-331 «Вилюй» (1).jpg, A331 highway bridge over the river. File:Vilyuy.png, The T-shaped Chona-Vilyuy River system. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
